As many of you know, advocacy for safer non-toxic personal care products is important to me.  I am excited when I see that our voice is being heard!  

Hawaii state lawmakers just passed legislation (currently waiting on the Governor's signature) that will ban sunscreens that contain oxybenzone and octinoxate, both linked to harming coral reefs and causing hormone disruption. 

This is the second year in a row that they...

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I love being able to make a difference in my friend's and family's lives by helping them find safer products that they can feel good about.  You can read about why I chose to become a Beautycounter consultant here.  Obviously, health and safety were my biggest reason for using Beautycounter products, but I wouldn't have become a consultant if I didn't actually LOVE the products I was using.  S...

For me, the reasons I began using Beautycounter products, and ultimately becoming a Beautycounter consultant, are very personal.  They result from my struggle with autoimmune disease and infertility & miscarriages.  After numerous failed fertility treatments, and subsequently having my first miscarriage after our first successful treatment, I naturally started to look for anything I could do to improve our odds.  It was then,...

When we begin planning for a baby, we know we need to make some lifestyle changes, such as eating better, limiting alcohol and caffeine, quitting smoking, taking folic acid and prenatal vitamins.  But...most women don't think about changing up their beauty routine.  

We live in a chemically drenched world.  After years of struggling with infertility and miscarriage, I made the switched to safer beauty and household cleaning sup...